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denver is hosting the debate and romney has been preparing there. the president has been preparing in nevada. both men will be very careful with everything they say, but some comments joe biden just made are putting the obama campaign on the defensive. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. >> we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> biden later tried to clarify his comment by saying the middle class was buried by policies mitt romney and paul ryan supported. >>> tonight's debate comes as the race for president tightens a bit. president obama leads mitt romney by 3% among likely voters in the latest increaspoll. that is within the margin of error. the president led his republican rival by five percentage points two weeks ago. he had a widen lead if you consider registered voters. president obama leads romney by 7% in that category. you can watch tonight's debate right here on nbc 4. nbc news live team coverage begins at
denver is hosting the debate and romney has been preparing there. the president has been preparing in nevada. both men will be very careful with everything they say, but some comments joe biden just made are putting the obama campaign on the defensive. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class that's been buried the last four years. >> we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> biden later...
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mitt romney posed for this picture in denver and we know he ordered the burrito bowl with pork, black beans, by the way, that guac costs extra, but you do need to fuel up for the big debate. where will you be watching? well, bars and restaurants across the country are treating it like the political super bowl that it is. bargain beer, deals on wings and in some cases, analysis by the people you're used to seeing on tv. for a really fun list of watch parties from coast to coast, check out my must red read. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8... >>> mitt romney has been formlating his response to what will likely be the least surprising question of the night, asking him to defend his 47% remarks. he has been paying a price with voters. our new poll shows 45% have a more negative view of romney after hearing those comments. let's bring in nbc news political analyst and former governor of pennsylvania, ed rendell and former huckabee campaign manager, chip salsman. he has tried the
mitt romney posed for this picture in denver and we know he ordered the burrito bowl with pork, black beans, by the way, that guac costs extra, but you do need to fuel up for the big debate. where will you be watching? well, bars and restaurants across the country are treating it like the political super bowl that it is. bargain beer, deals on wings and in some cases, analysis by the people you're used to seeing on tv. for a really fun list of watch parties from coast to coast, check out my...
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rudy giuliani's joining us now from denver. he's there. he supports mitt romney, obviously. thanks very much, mayor, for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> a lot of us remember some of the debates four almost five years ago, you were involved, you were running for the republican nomination. i went back and checked and there was this exchange -- it was a tough exchange you had at that cnn youtube debate back in 2007. it was in st. petersburg, florida. i want to play this clip. >> you hear someone with a funny accent, you as a homeowner is suggesting you go out and ask for their papers. >> if you are going to -- if you are going to take -- >> let him respond and we have to move on. >> if you're going to take this holier than thou attitude, you are perfect on immigration. >> i'm not perfect. >> it just so happens you have a special immigration problem that nobody else here has. you are employing illegal immigrants. that is a pretty serious thing. they were under your nose. >> all right. a lot of us remember that exchange. i'm sure you remember it well. what's it like d
rudy giuliani's joining us now from denver. he's there. he supports mitt romney, obviously. thanks very much, mayor, for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> a lot of us remember some of the debates four almost five years ago, you were involved, you were running for the republican nomination. i went back and checked and there was this exchange -- it was a tough exchange you had at that cnn youtube debate back in 2007. it was in st. petersburg, florida. i want to play this...
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both came out backing mitt romney. so bob, that could be a game-changer. >> eric: you know what that is? there is nothing more american than football. >> greg: are you saying obama is not an american? are you saying he is not an american? >> eric: romney -- >> dana: basketball did start in china, right? kidding. >> bob: basketball? >> dana: bob, can you save us. save our segment. >> bob: one of the great events happened last night. that is that the washington nationals, team not that m years ago lost 100 games, won their division. now a top team in baseball. by percentage of win and losses and will go on to win the world series. congratulations. >> dana: that is a prediction. like woody johnson and john elway. >> bob: but i'll be right. >> dana: the giants will cream the -- >> greg: the giants will cream the nationals. i'm doing my horoscope. they said, "one minute hard" in my ear. forget it. no one more thing from me. forget it. >> dana: horoscope means that your moon is rising. >> bob: full moon rising. >> dana: appa
both came out backing mitt romney. so bob, that could be a game-changer. >> eric: you know what that is? there is nothing more american than football. >> greg: are you saying obama is not an american? are you saying he is not an american? >> eric: romney -- >> dana: basketball did start in china, right? kidding. >> bob: basketball? >> dana: bob, can you save us. save our segment. >> bob: one of the great events happened last night. that is that the...
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president obama and mitt romney are fine-tuning their message ahead of tonight's debate in denver. it's the first time in years they will be face to face. coming up in about ten minutes we'll hear more about how their approach could differ from what we've seen on the campaign trail. >>> the news just gets better and better for oakland as' fans. not only will the team make the playoffs they could win the division today and the team will stay in the east bay for a while. alex savidge is live at the coliseum where eager fans are lining up. some of the fans feeling very confident. the players are feeling confident as they head into this one-game showdown with the divisional title on the line. the as would be division champions. you can bet the coliseum will be getting loud for this -- for this game. the as beat the rangers put them in the race. an incredible feat. now, if the as win today they will go straight to the series that starts this weekend. >> we got the division, baby! let's go all the way! >> reporter: and there's already a lot of excitement out here at the co low see yum as
president obama and mitt romney are fine-tuning their message ahead of tonight's debate in denver. it's the first time in years they will be face to face. coming up in about ten minutes we'll hear more about how their approach could differ from what we've seen on the campaign trail. >>> the news just gets better and better for oakland as' fans. not only will the team make the playoffs they could win the division today and the team will stay in the east bay for a while. alex savidge is...
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connell: peter barnes reporting from denver for us. let's go to ron paul now, republican congressman from texas and former presidential candidate himself. he's calling in today on the telephone from texas. congressman paul, always good to talk to you. if a paul supporter is watching the debate tonight and needs to be convinced by romney, what does romney have to do, do you think? >> make sure he sounds a little bit different than the other and be convincing that his policies are a lot different. many people that joined the freedom movement were frustrated, you know work the whole possess because they can't -- you know, with the whole process because they can't see enough difference. when it comes to foreign policy, they are very similar. with the federal reserve, it is similar. our supporters see too much similarity and i think he has to show that he is quite different, just not on management style, but really philosophically. that's what so many people are looking for. connell: the supporters had a lot of enthusiasm for you in the pri
connell: peter barnes reporting from denver for us. let's go to ron paul now, republican congressman from texas and former presidential candidate himself. he's calling in today on the telephone from texas. congressman paul, always good to talk to you. if a paul supporter is watching the debate tonight and needs to be convinced by romney, what does romney have to do, do you think? >> make sure he sounds a little bit different than the other and be convincing that his policies are a lot...
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for tonight's debate. >> bret: welcome back to denver. we're going to talk about the debate with the obama campaign, senior advisor, robert gibbs. to get some perspective from that campaign. robert, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> bret: what does the president have to do tonight? the president needs to and what he wants to do is have a conversation directly with the american people. talk about the economy, where we have been, most importantly what we have to do to continue strengthening it for the middle class families and moving forward, creating more jobs, putting people back to work. if we do that, he will have a good night. >> bret: vice president biden yesterday hat what many people are saying was a big gaffe. saying that the middle class families were buried over the past four years. your response to that, romney campaign jumped op it right away. i think the middle class families have been buried for many, many years. working harder and making less. they have been buried by a series of bad economic decisions
for tonight's debate. >> bret: welcome back to denver. we're going to talk about the debate with the obama campaign, senior advisor, robert gibbs. to get some perspective from that campaign. robert, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> bret: what does the president have to do tonight? the president needs to and what he wants to do is have a conversation directly with the american people. talk about the economy, where we have been, most importantly what we...
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the high-stakes drama tonight in denver. >> president obama and mitt romney facing off in the first of three debates. abc's karen travers is in denver with a preview. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney doing final debate preps, their runningmates hit the campaign trail. vice president biden was speaking about romney's economic plans when he said this -- >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class that has been buried the last four years. >> reporter: republicans called it a stunning admission that the middle-class has been hurt by the obama administration's policies. congressman paul ryan pounced. >> of course the middle-class has been buried, buried by regulations, buried by taxes, buried by borrowing, they're being buried by the obama administration's economic failures. >> biden later tried to dig himself out. >> the middle class was buried by the policies of romney and the ryan supported. >> reporter: except for debate prep, a politics-free day for contenders. romney had lunch at chipotle. president obama paid a visit to the hoover dam. both have spent h
the high-stakes drama tonight in denver. >> president obama and mitt romney facing off in the first of three debates. abc's karen travers is in denver with a preview. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney doing final debate preps, their runningmates hit the campaign trail. vice president biden was speaking about romney's economic plans when he said this -- >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class that has been buried the last four years. >>...
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president obama, governor mitt romney will face off at the university of denver. domestic policy and the economy will top the agenda. republicans are hoping that their candidate can shaek things up with a presidential performance because he's trail big three points in the cnn poll of polls. what should we be watching for this morning, dan? >> reporter: domestic policy will be the focus. that's the economy, health care reform, the role of government. it's a 90-minute debate. six segments, 15 minutes each. the first question, one main question per segment and then two minutes for the first answer. the rest of the time will be for discussion. two things we'll be watching for, potentially two liabilities for the candidates. president obama sometimes content to give very long-winded answers. you've heard the campaign talk about this. he will try to deliver very concise answers. for governor romney, if you've watched past debates, he will get agitated when his back is against the wall. his hands will flail. he may want to contain his hands during the debate. it's import
president obama, governor mitt romney will face off at the university of denver. domestic policy and the economy will top the agenda. republicans are hoping that their candidate can shaek things up with a presidential performance because he's trail big three points in the cnn poll of polls. what should we be watching for this morning, dan? >> reporter: domestic policy will be the focus. that's the economy, health care reform, the role of government. it's a 90-minute debate. six segments,...
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plus, we will go to denver where andrea is waiting the big showdown. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." we have andrea, bring her in, she is in denver for the big debate. what do you see out there? what is going on? >> andrea: hey, k.g. beautiful day in denver. i have to say the excitement is building inside the university as we get closer to the debate. serve here. i ran in marco rubio and waserman schultz. this is behind me, the spin room. this is where the campaign surrogates will be spinning after the debate. you can see every major media outlet is here. we hit the budweiser tent. no beer, just chili. we have been talking to people on the ground. brit hume had an interesting point. the reason this is interesting because it's the first. it will sway voters who haven't made up their minds but the first time we'll see the two men on the stage together. so the appearances matter. romney looks like the president. he has to convince voter he is can do a better job than the current one. >> greg: that is not true. they were
plus, we will go to denver where andrea is waiting the big showdown. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." we have andrea, bring her in, she is in denver for the big debate. what do you see out there? what is going on? >> andrea: hey, k.g. beautiful day in denver. i have to say the excitement is building inside the university as we get closer to the debate. serve here. i ran in marco rubio and waserman schultz. this is behind me, the spin room....
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plus, we will go to denver where andrea is waiting the big showdown. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. helps him deposit his checks. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." we have andrea, bring her in, she is in denver for the big debate. what do you see out there? what is going on? >> andrea: hey, k.g. beautiful day in denver. i have to say the excitement is building inside the university as we get closer to the debate. serve here. i ran in marco rubio and waserman schultz. this is behind me, the spin room. this is where the campaign surrogates will be spinning after the debate. you can see every major media outlet is here. we hit the budweiser tent. no beer, just chili. we have been talking to people on the
plus, we will go to denver where andrea is waiting the big showdown. back in a moment. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. helps him deposit his checks. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. >> kimberly:...
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live from denver. big day out here. bill: you and chris wallace and brit hume will be out there anchoring. we look at the poll numbers. you know how close this has been for a very long time. what are you picking up based on a 2-point spread. megyn: it's an opportunity for mitt romney. the president is known to the american people at this point in this tenure. mitt romney not nearly as much. especially in this day and age where there is a certain bent and many who cover this race in the media, it's a chance for mitt romney to get past the haze of all of that and be seen directly by some 60 million americans if you go by what happened in 2008. and make his case for why he is not this, you know, unrelatable corporate raider vampire type who doesn't care about the middle class. that's how he's been painted by team obama. tonight is his chance, particularly on domestic issues, because that what we'll focus on, to make the case for his argument that barack obama has not gotten it down and how he would. the format tonight migh
live from denver. big day out here. bill: you and chris wallace and brit hume will be out there anchoring. we look at the poll numbers. you know how close this has been for a very long time. what are you picking up based on a 2-point spread. megyn: it's an opportunity for mitt romney. the president is known to the american people at this point in this tenure. mitt romney not nearly as much. especially in this day and age where there is a certain bent and many who cover this race in the media,...
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before tonight's big debate in denver. just like college and high school, right? jenna: do you think it helps? gregg: i think it really does. have to get as much information in your brain as you can to spit it out tonight when you need it. one of them will win the election in november. what can we expect when they take the stage? there it is for their first showdown. we'll have a preview of the crucial debate coming up. >> reporter: rick folbaum in the "happening now" now control room. brand-new stories we are working on in the next 15 minutes. voters in florida may want to leave themselves extra time on election day. ballot proposals that could cause massive delays and confusion in one of the race's key states. brand-new information on the man who may have been behind the deadly terror attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. that straight ahead. an explosive report on the shooting of a u.s. government vehicle in mexico city. were corrupt mexican police officers purposely targeting american officials? all of that and breaki
before tonight's big debate in denver. just like college and high school, right? jenna: do you think it helps? gregg: i think it really does. have to get as much information in your brain as you can to spit it out tonight when you need it. one of them will win the election in november. what can we expect when they take the stage? there it is for their first showdown. we'll have a preview of the crucial debate coming up. >> reporter: rick folbaum in the "happening now" now...
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it didn't really work too well. >> steve: you know how mitt romney prepared yesterday out in denver for the debate. he had the burrito bowl at chipotle. >> brian: right. >> steve: he said he usually goes with a burrito, but yesterday. >> martha: burrito bowl. let's get a look at some headlines this morning. there are concerns today that the obama administration may be looking to move some of the gitmo detainees to american soil. the federal government plans to buy the thompson correctional center in illinois. at one point this prison was considered for housing gitmo detainees and there was a huge controversy based around that. many lawmakers outraged saying it would open the door for ultimately carrying out a gitmo transfer. house speaker john boehner said this, the unilateral decision to purchase the thompson prison, even though congress repeatedly opposed the obama administration's effort to use the taxpayer funds to do so, underscores the administration's desire to move forward and bring these detainees to u.s. soil. the obama administration for its part says it has no plans whatsoev
it didn't really work too well. >> steve: you know how mitt romney prepared yesterday out in denver for the debate. he had the burrito bowl at chipotle. >> brian: right. >> steve: he said he usually goes with a burrito, but yesterday. >> martha: burrito bowl. let's get a look at some headlines this morning. there are concerns today that the obama administration may be looking to move some of the gitmo detainees to american soil. the federal government plans to buy the...
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mitt romney. this happens every four years. we enter the final hours before the state -- before the debate. we later put them into perspective that we're going to try to do that. there is the rest of news reports over the weekend and this morning telling us how vital the debates are. we're here to offer a thought today on really helping all of us citizens on how to watch these debates and how to evaluate to start off with. the analysis may be the only certain thing we know about the debates of this point. we hope to go further than that. and assist you watching today in the studio, watching on c- span and live streaming to develop tips and tools to watch the debates. television debates began in 1960 with john f. kennedy facing vice-president nixon. the next debates were not until 1976. a commission was set up to run the debates. a town hall format was introduced in 1992, which will be the format for the second debate. that will take place october 16. the final debate returns to the moderator and c
mitt romney. this happens every four years. we enter the final hours before the state -- before the debate. we later put them into perspective that we're going to try to do that. there is the rest of news reports over the weekend and this morning telling us how vital the debates are. we're here to offer a thought today on really helping all of us citizens on how to watch these debates and how to evaluate to start off with. the analysis may be the only certain thing we know about the debates of...
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mitt romney. is it different when it is a sitting president or whether it was george w. bush or ronald reagan or bill clinton? do they approached these debates differently or do the american people view it differently when you have a sitting president? >> i think so, yes. one of the things that happens is the incumbent is at somewhat of a disadvantage being placed on an equal footing as the challenger, as we talked about before. incumbents have typically had a very rough time in the first debate. i am thinking back to jimmy carter in 1980. ronald reagan in 1984. george h. w. bush in '92. all of these guys who had been in the presidency, they got on that debate stage and came face- to-face with the challenger. it is rattling. they all had a very difficult time getting through the first debate. in each case, they had to up their game as the series went forward. >> you say, "the morning after the debate, will the media the talking about knockout punches? who knows? a little boldness might make good p
mitt romney. is it different when it is a sitting president or whether it was george w. bush or ronald reagan or bill clinton? do they approached these debates differently or do the american people view it differently when you have a sitting president? >> i think so, yes. one of the things that happens is the incumbent is at somewhat of a disadvantage being placed on an equal footing as the challenger, as we talked about before. incumbents have typically had a very rough time in the first...